Hearing this, my fists cracked from the pressure.
I swung and punched him straight in the face, "You disgusting piece of trash! Ruining someone's marriage and still running your mouth? I'll beat the crap out of you!"
Barry crumpled to the ground, holding his face in disbelief, "You hit me? Lilian won't let you get away with this!"
I sneered, grabbed his hair and was about to land another punch when Lilian suddenly barged in. Without hesitation, she grabbed a nearby chair and smashed it across my back, "Stop it, Lucas!"
My back burned with pain. I turned around to face her, only to be hit squarely in the face with a lunchbox. The sting of hot meal exploded on my skin.
Lilian glared at me viciously, "You said you're allergic to seafood, so I brought you Shepherd's Pie this time! And you repay me by beating people? Who gave you the guts to lay a hand on him!"
The sticky pastry clung to my face. My barely healed head wound split open again. But I didn't feel a thing. I stared coldly at Lilian.
I pointed to the green shirt on the ground and laughed bitterly, "Why don't you take a look at what he gave me just now? He said you cheated on me countless times and insulted you severely!"
Lilian only glanced at Barry. He quickly covered his face and pitifully showed her his injuries, "Lilian, my face really hurts. Help me bandage it, okay?"
Lilian panicked immediately, her eyes full of worry as she helped him up, "It was just a joke. Lucas, apologize to Barry!"
I stared at her coldly, "Apologize? In your dreams."
We locked eyes for a full minute before she finally pulled Barry away.
An hour later, the hospital's general meeting began.
Lilian opened the meeting with a bombshell, "After internal discussion, we've decided, Dr. Lucas violated company policy by assaulting a staff member. Effective immediately, he is terminated."
Lilian's words left everyone stunned. All eyes turned to me, filled with sympathy.
But the one who stood up first was Dr. Phoenix, my closest friend and colleague, "You're seriously going to fire Lucas? He's the star doctor of this hospital! Most of our patients are wealthy and high-profile, ninety percent of them came here because of him. If you fire him, are you out of your mind?"